diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
index 6607e354eae5..907f2d047b44 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ static const unsigned int btrfs_blocked_trans_types[TRANS_STATE_MAX] = {
 
 void btrfs_put_transaction(struct btrfs_transaction *transaction)
 {
-	WARN_ON(refcount_read(&transaction->use_count) == 0);
 	if (refcount_dec_and_test(&transaction->use_count)) {
 		BUG_ON(!list_empty(&transaction->list));
 		WARN_ON(!xa_empty(&transaction->delayed_refs.head_refs));